Three-dimensional seamless protective equipment

ABSTRACT

A kind of three-dimensional seamless protective equipment is revealed. The protective equipment includes a wearable thing disposed with a plurality of buffer bodies and a fabric substrate is covered over the buffer bodies. The substrate is connected to a periphery of each buffer body and intervals between the buffer bodies by heating. A gap is formed between the buffer body and the substrate. By such design, the substrate has good extension so that users can move smoothly. Moreover, heat and swear from users&#39; bodies are filtrated into the gap between the substrate and the buffer body through the fabric substrate and then to be exhausted through the wearable thing. Thus users feel more comfortable while wearing the protective equipment.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Fields of the invention

The present invention relates to a kind of three-dimensional seamlessprotective equipment, especially to a kind of three-dimensional seamlessprotective equipment that features on easy production, good extensionand higher air permeability.

2. Descriptions of Related Art

Refer to FIG. 6, protective equipment 6 available now includes anadhesive layer 62 applied to a substrate 61 of a fabric. One surface ofthe substrate 61 coated with the adhesive layer 62 is disposed with foam63. After one surface of the foam 63 being fixed on the fabric substrate61 by the adhesive layer 62, the other surface of the foam 63 is coatedwith another adhesive layer 64 so as to connect with an inner surface ofa wearable thing 65 such as clothes. Thereby impact generated duringexercise or activities can be absorbed by the foam 3 when a user wearsthe wearable thing. Thus the user's safety during exercise or activitiesis improved.

However, the fabric substrate adhered on one surface of the foam is notextendable so that user's body is unable to move smoothly. Moreover,heat and sweat are generated during movement and exercise. The gapbetween warp and weft of the fabric substrate is shaded by the adhesivelayer so that the heat and sweat are unable to be dissipated andevaporated respectively through the fabric substrate. Thus the userfeels hot and uncomfortable. Furthermore, the manufacturing processesfor protective equipment include applying an adhesive layer to asubstrate, adhering foam to the substrate, coating an adhesive layerover the foam for attaching the foam to a wearable thing, etc. Themanufacturing processes are complicated and time-consuming. Theproduction cost is also increased.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Therefore it is a primary objet of the present invention to provide akind of three-dimensional seamless protective equipment that features oneasy production, good extension and better air permeability.

In order to achieve the above object, a three-dimensional seamlessprotective equipment of the present invention includes a wearable thingdisposed with a plurality of buffer bodies. An interval is formedbetween adjacent buffer bodies. A substrate is arranged at the othersurface of the buffer body, opposite to the surface of the buffer bodyconnected with the wearable thing. Both a periphery of the substrate andcertain area of the substrate corresponding to the intervals betweenbuffer bodies are connected to the wearable thing by heating. A gap isformed between each buffer body and the substrate.

According to the above design, the substrate has good extension so thatthe user moves more smoothly while taking exercise or activities.Moreover, due to the gap formed between the substrate and the bufferbody, heat and sweat from the body are filtrated into the gap throughthe fabric substrate and then are exhausted through the wearable thing.Thus the user feels much more comfortable while wearing the protectiveequipment.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The structure and the technical means adopted by the present inventionto achieve the above and other objects can be best understood byreferring to the following detailed description of the preferredembodiments and the accompanying drawings, wherein

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment according to the presentinvention;

FIG. 2 is a partial enlarged view of an embodiment according to thepresent invention;

FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view of an embodiment according to thepresent invention;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of another embodiment according to thepresent invention;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a further embodiment according to thepresent invention;

FIG. 6 is a cross sectional view of a prior art.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Refer to FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, a kind of three-dimensional seamlessprotective equipment of the present invention is revealed. Theprotective equipment includes a wearable thing that can be clothes. Aplurality of cubes of buffer bodies 2 is disposed on an inner surface ofa wearable thing 1 and an interval 21 is formed between the two adjacentbuffer bodies 2. The buffer body 2 is made from foaming materials,rubber, silicone, etc. Then an adhesive 3 is applied to a certain areaof the wearable thing 1, around the buffer bodies 2 and at the intervals21 between the adjacent buffer bodies 2. A fabric substrate 4 is coatedover the other surface of the buffer bodies 2, opposite to the surfaceconnected to the wearable thing 1. Next a periphery of the substrate 4and a certain area of the substrate 4 corresponding to the intervals 21between the buffer bodies 2 are connected to the wearable thing 1 byheating that activates the adhesive 3 applied. Thus the buffer bodies 2are mounted seamlessly between the substrate 4 and the wearable thing 1.At the same time, a gap 5 is formed between the buffer body 2 and thesubstrate 4.

When the user wants to do exercise or activities, he/she can selectprotective equipment suitable that is specific to the most often injuredparts of the body and is arranged with the buffer bodies 2 at thoseparts. By wearing the wearable thing 1 such as clothes, the user canmake use of the protective equipment easily and conveniently. At themoment, the fabric substrate 4 on the inner surface of the wearablething 1 is closely in contact with the user's body.

The user may get injuries during exercise or activities due to a directhit to or collision with others/the ground. By wearing the wearablething 1 specific to the exercise/activity the user takes and having thebuffer bodies at often injured parts, the impact on the user's bodycaused by collision is dramatically reduced during exercise/activitiesdue to the buffer bodies 2. Thus the user's body is protected well fromimpact.

Moreover, the substrate 4 of the present invention is integrated withthe wearable thing 1 at the intervals of the buffer bodies 2 by heating.Thus the substrate 4 is having good flexibility and able to extend andmove together with the wearable thing 1, along with the user's bodymovement such as sinking running, jumping or bending. There is nodrawing fore or resistance during the movement. Thus the user movessmoothly during various exercise or activities.

Furthermore, a lot of heat and sweat are generated from the user's bodywhile taking exercise or activities. The heat and the sweat arefiltrated into the gap 5 between the substrate 4 and the buffer body 2through warp and weft of the fabric substrate 4 attached to the user'sbody. Then the heat and the sweat are dissipated and evaporated outsidethrough warp and weft of the wearable thing 1. By the design of a pathfor heat dissipation and sweat evaporation, the heat and the sweat areexhausted outside quickly and smoothly, without accumulating inside thewearable thing 1. Thus the user will not feel hot and uncomfortable.

Besides clothes, the wearable thing 1 can be pants (as shown in FIG. 4),socks, a waist support, a knee support, a chest supports, a shouldersupport, an elbow support (as shown in FIG. 5), a thigh support, a tibiasupport, etc. The buffer bodies 2 and the substrate 4 can also bearranged at an outer surface of the wearable thing 1. The adhesive 3 isnot limited to be applied to the wearable thing 1, around the bufferbodies 2 and at the intervals 21 between the buffer bodies 2. Theadhesive 3 can be coated over either the wearable thing 1 or thesubstrate 4 so as to connect the substrate 4 with the wearable thing 1by heating.

Additional advantages and modifications will readily occur to thoseskilled in the art. Therefore, the invention in its broader aspects isnot limited to the specific details, and representative devices shownand described herein. Accordingly, various modifications may be madewithout departing from the spirit or scope of the general inventiveconcept as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

What is claimed is:
 1. A kind of three-dimensional seamless protectiveequipment comprising a wearable thing, a plurality of buffer bodiesdisposed on a surface of the wearable thing and having intervals formedbetween the buffer bodies, a substrate covered on a surface of thewearable thing opposite to the surface of the wearable thing with thebuffer bodies, and a gap formed between the substrate and each of thebuffer bodies; wherein a periphery of the substrate and certain area ofthe substrate that corresponds to the intervals between the bufferbodies are connected to the wearable thing by heating.
 2. The equipmentas claimed in claim 1, wherein an adhesive is applied to the wearablething, around the buffer bodies and at the intervals between the bufferbodies; the periphery of the substrate and the certain area of thesubstrate that corresponds to the intervals between the buffer bodiesare connected to the wearable thing by heating.
 3. The equipment asclaimed in claim 1, wherein the wearable thing is selected from thegroup consisting of clothes, pants, socks, a waist support, a kneesupport, a chest support, a shoulder support, an elbow support, a thighsupport, and a tibia support.
 4. The equipment as claimed in claim 1,wherein the buffer body is made from foam materials, rubber or silicone.